I didn't run for mayor to be the caretaker of the status quo..

We need to ban assault weapons. We need to ban the high-capacity clips and magazines. We need serious background information, system upgrade..

Politics in Philadelphia is a contact sport..

If you walk into somebody's office with your hair uncombed and a pick in the back, and your shoes untied, and your pants half down, tattoos up and do….

Philadelphia, the foundation of freedom, liberty and democracy, I still believe in the idea of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness..

[...] the only folks who kill black folks any more are black folks. [...] black folks kill more black folks than the KKK ever did..

I believe in the critical importance of participating in the political system - from voting to standing for election. It's both rewarding and necessa….

If you have a deep-seated need to be loved and admired every day, you shouldn't be in politics. You should go work at a pet store..

I think that when we have a better educated society, when there is less violence in our cities, when people get back into the workforce and have the ….

Everyone felt comfortable with these guys and what their vision was, and when they said they want to keep the staff intact, that was very encouraging..

Whether it's on the streets of Philadelphia or New York or Chicago or Atlanta or in a classroom in Newtown, Connecticut, people want to be safe..

Take your patience pill ...You can be joyous, but you can't be a jackass..

All eyes, all attention at the federal level, are on al Qaeda and the war on terror. Fact is, al Qaeda wouldn't last a day in parts of Philadelphia. ….

I'm a big supporter of the Second Amendment. But I think I have a First Amendment right not to be shot..

There is no reason for a civilian to have an automatic weapon..